Cover Economic Theory and Financial Policy
Economic Theory and Financial Policy
Selected Essays of Jacques J. Polak, 1994-2004

Abstract

This paper describes the essence of the Bretton Woods conference. The Bretton Woods conference was one of a number of inter-allied conferences in the later part of World War II that led to the creation of a new international organization. The point of this paper is not to defend the Bretton Woods agreements of 1944, but rather to stress the continuity of the IMF’s mandate to promote monetary cooperation among countries. The paper also draws lessons for the future from the work of the IMF in the 1960s and 1970s.

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Mr. James M. Boughton
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Publisher:
Routledge
Language:
English
Publication Date:
13 Dec 2004
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.5089/9780765616142.071
ISBN:
9780765616142
Pages:
311
Keywords:
BOOK; SDR; country; fund; Bretton Woods conference; Bretton Woods system; reserve regime; EMU member; SDR mechanism; Currencies; Exchange rates; Credit; International monetary system; Exchange rate policy; Global; Europe; Australia and New Zealand; East Asia; West Africa; Caribbean
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